Sunday, November 13, 2011

Today we'll be making cupcakes inspired by Twilight Sparkle. and in true Twilight fashion, I had a meltdown while making these because something didn't go quite right. (but to be honest that happens every time)

First, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder) in a large bowl together.
Then, mix all the wet ingredients (vegetable oil, buttermilk, egg, vinegar, and vanilla) in a second bowl. Add the food coloring to this until it makes just the right shade of purple as Twilight's coat. I used about 7 drops of red and 6 drops of blue.
Mix the two bowls together.

Once everything is mixed, pour it into your cupcake pan. Just one pan, 12 cupcakes total.

I know my liners are fish. This is where my meltdown came in, when I realized I didn't have any paper ones. These are silicone and are actually better, but they don't quite go with these cupcakes.
Bake your cupcakes for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Once your cupcakes have cooled, mix blue and red food coloring into white frosting to get the color of Twilight's mane. I used 6 drops blue with 4 drops red.

They look better in reality, but the flash was on my camera and ruined the color.
Top with some pink sprinkles. Try to get them in a line like the stripe on her mane, if you can.

Mix the cake mix according to the package directions.
Stir in the lemon zest. You can add more or less so that it's just right for you.
Pour the batter into a cupcake pan and cook according to package directions.

When the cupcakes come out and while they're cooling, you can make strawberry whipped cream.
With an electric mixer, mix together the whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla, until it makes stiff peaks.
Fold in the strawberries.

Spoon the whipped cream on top of the cupcakes. The cream needs to be kept cold, so you might want to store it in the fridge until you're ready to serve the cupcakes. I mean, if that's okay with you.

The frosting does look pinker than that. I'm sorry, I had to take this with my cell phone camera. I really wish I could have gotten better pictures for you. I'm sorry.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

(it would probably look better on somepony skinnier. but I couldn't find a model, so I had to wear it)

To make this shirt, you'll need the following:

A fitted white shirt
Purple lace (I got a yard and a half for a large shirt)
Iron-on rhinestones
Purple thread

Cut the lace into strips and lay it out on the shirt in the pattern that you like best.

Pin the lace to the shirt. (I got rid of the lace on the sleeves--didn't look quite right. But you can do whatever you think looks best.)

Sew the lace on. I used two straight stitches to make sure it was secured and to get the nice even line. If you happen to have a sewing machine, I highly recommend using it.

Lay out your rhinestones in a pattern that looks best to you. I decided to vaguely follow the shape of Rarity's cutie mark (though I know it's hard to tell) and put some of them under the lace so that little shine peeks through.

Iron on the rhinestones according to the package directions. Make sure that the iron won't melt your lace!

And that's all you need! See, it's easy for anypony to be fashionable with just a little work.

What This Is

This is a website for the bronies, the pegasisters, the MLP fans, whatever you want to call yourself.I like making T-shirts, nail designs, and cupcakes. I've been inspired by the ponies for all of these, and I'm sharing what I've made and how I've made it with you.Currently, just doing the Mane Six. if somepony wants a different character, let me know.

Everypony can have a little bit of the magic of friendship in their everyday life.